CD Reviews

BACK TO THEM FUNKY BEATS WITH A PASSION!

11/19/1998

(5 out of 5 stars)

"If you haven't heard yet, electronic music is slowing down and funk-ing up. And, Studio !K7 are putting out loads of good stuff, to boot. This compilation makes the airy beats of their first 'Offering' sound sorta gutless. While both are certainly worth the price of admission, this second one has many, many more memorable tracks. Those two songs by Chantel, for instance, grab the ear and the heiny right away. I especially love track 8 by KHAO with its deeper than deep poppy funk up -- makes the kitchen vibrate from across my apartment. But, really, I dig 8 or 9 of the songs here. And that is telling. Where electronic music can venture toward the mind-numbingly fast or forgettably space-y, !K7 churns out the best-of-the-best somewhere in between. This record will stay in (or on) your player for days, beleive me."